Re: Bank of America has lost it...

Lyythine, I had the same thing happen to me with my debit/visa card a few weeks ago. Called BofA and they said that Visa had a security breech with a block of acct #'s that included mine. Their Fraud Dept. actually left me a message on the home answering machine (did not check B-4 calling). Maybe why your card was shutdown.

Re: Bank of America has lost it...

Makes me wonder, I've had maybe 2 incidents where I purchased gas from near another campus where I never really travel otherwise and one where I purchased books for classes.

Both times, I've received some sort of e-mail or automated call from BofA in order for them to have me verify if I made those purchases.

Seems like maybe they might've done the same for you (they said you made purchases even when you didn't) and when you don't contact them back or verify they assume the cards been stolen and re-issue it?

Re: Bank of America has lost it...

This story reminds me of what happened in that movie with Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson, "Changing Lanes"

From Wikipedia:

Unfortunately for Banek, he dropped the crucial power of appointment file at the scene of the accident, and the judge gives him until the end of the day to re-obtain the papers and present them. Gipson, who took the papers, has no intention of returning them, and in desperation, Banek goes to someone skilled with computers and gets him to switch off Gipson's credit. Gipson needed credit for a loan so he could buy a house for his family, and he becomes further enraged, determined to make life difficult for Banek.

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